St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-25
TWO THOUSAND DEAD.
That Is the Latest Estimate of the Fatali'
tiss Resulting From the Italian
Earthquake.
The People Panic Stricken From the Isle
of Sicily North to switzer-
land.
Almost Total Desertfon of the Water
ing Places Along the Ri
Viera.
Even the Monte Carlo Gaming Tables
Abandoned General Foreign
Intelligence.

SoL'nqudhS JeSteludy, SHOWING Iudt tlle
effects were far more serious than thought.
The loss of life and destruction of property
is learned to have been terrible. The most
startling news comes from the Genoese
Riviera. Over 1, 500 people were killed in
that district. At the village at Balfarde,
situated at the top of a hill. a number Of
the inhabitants took refuge in church
when the shocks were first felt. A suhse
Quent and greater shock demolished the
church and 800 of the people who were in
it were killed. The destruction of property
in the sections of Italy visited by the earth
quakes was
IMMENSE AND WIDESPREAD.
Another shock was felt at Mentone
to-day. 1t was so severe that houses were
shaken. No one was injured. Additional
details concerning the damage done by yes
terday's shocks show that in some cases
villages built on the mountain sides were
toppled into the valleys. Three railway
trains have been dispatched with food for
the sufferers. A number of soldiers have
also been sent to assist them. Although
there have been no further serious shocks
at Nice, the panic has not yet subslded.
FugitiYeS are
FLEEING IN EVERY DIRECTION.
The people are afraid to re-enter their
houses and hotels, and last evening the
heights back of the city were crowded with
refugees. Two thousand English, Ameri-
can and Russian visitors were camped out
during the night on the elevated ground
Six thousand persons have left the city and
started for Paris. The son OF Albert n.
Hathaway, the American consul at Nice,
was seriously injured. There have been no
furtheEdisturbances at Monte Carlo. The
place is filled with thousands of refugees
from Cannes, Nice, Mentone and San Reno.
1t is difficult TO find shelter for the great
number of people, and last night many Of
them were compelled to camp out. A more
confident feeling prevails to-day.
GAMING
has been suspended and band is playing
i'll the terrace for the purpose of restoring
confidence to the frightened people. A re-
newal of the earthquake shock occurred in
the southern section of France. A terrible
disaster is momentarily expected. Nice.
Cannes and A1entone are half deserted.
Fears are expressed for the safety of the
Prince Of Wales and the Orleans prince S,
all of whom are in the section of the coun-
try where the earthquake shock is Two
slight shocks of earthquake were felt to-day
at Nice and Cannes. There was no in
jury. Yesterdays disturbances killed
persons and injured 10 at Nice; killed
and injured.2 at Bal; killed 2 and injured
y at Bollene. At Chateau Neuf
MANY WERE INJURED.
At Savona two houses fell, killing per-
sons and injuring 10. The whole pupula-
ton of Savona are bivouacked about the
town. Sixty houses at Nice are tottering
and ready to fall from the shatterings in
ficted by yesterdays earthouake. Many
others are much damaged. In most of the
residences more or less of the furnishings
were damaged. The Prince of Wales re-
mains at Cannes. Fifty persons were in,
jured at Mentone and one killed. King
Charles and Queen Olga. of Wurtenburg,
remained in their villa at Nice.
TWO THOUSAND DEAD.
Reports of disasters continue to arrive
The total number Of deaths reported to the
present time is abont 2, 900. Shocks were
felt at Parma, Turin and Cosenza. Undu-
lations of 1.-THE earth were noticed tat
Catania, in Sicily, at the foot of Mount
Etna. The director of the Turin observa-
tory telegraphs that the seismic instru-
ments are ouescent. No further disturb
ance is feared.
The earthquake was strongly felt at sea,
off Genoa. 1t woke the sailors from their
sleep. At Turin a portion of the ceiling of
Santa Teresa church tell upon the worship
pers, bnt none were killed. In many
streets
TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED,
as the houses were rendered Liable to fall
At CastalIaro church collapsed, killing
many persons. The transport Roma has
left Genoa to take OH board 500 prisoners
confined in the Onegla prison, wmch is eX-
pected to collapse. Parties Of soldiers have
oeen sent to villages visited by the earth
quake to assist in bTying the dead.
King Humbert desired to proceed
to Genoa, but was dissuaded
therefrom. The Italian Soothsayer an al,
llanac, predicted earthquake shocks between
the 10Th and 23d of February. At Nice the
excitement caused by the earthquake is
subsiding. The city authorities to-day at
tended the funeral OF the school mistress,
one of the victims. Oscillations of the
earth from north to south were felt
THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND,
quite severely in the central and southern
portions. No loss of life is reported, but
much damage was done to property. Some
wells in the vicinity of Nice dried up,
while others increased in volume. A jet of
hot water burst from the bed OF the Pallon
riv N q prpaT AT
houses were rendered uninhab;table. Several
fires occurred, but were speedily eXtin-
guished. Military guards are on duty to
prevent the pillaging Of the wrecked houses.
The field telegraph is now working in many
places. A bread famine is expected owing
to the destruction of the ovens of the bak-
ers. Miss ChapeleZ, an American was
buried alive in the mine of the Villa Natal.
but was rescued unhurt. The total number
injured at Nice is twenty-three. There have
been occasional tremors during the day
which caused acute suspense while they
lasted. Baron Rothschild chartered Pull
man car for his family, who were at
Monaco. 1t is reported that at Bussana,
village of 500 inhabitants, sue
cesslye shocks leveled nearly every
house. One-third of the people are said to
have heen buried in the ruins and there is
no hope of rescuing them. Not one of the
1Oe communes in the populous province Of
Porto Maurice escaped injury. The vii
lages built Oh terraces on The sides of hills
are almost all destroyed. The distress is
great everywhere.
The Gsrnau Elections.